Social worker Sylvia leads a seemingly unexciting life with a few constants: her daughter, her job, AA meetings. This simple and dignified existence, reinforced by routine, is shaken by Sylvia’s encounter with Saul, a man with early signs of dementia who unwittingly forces her to confront her own traumas of the past. This understated romance set in Brooklyn and directed with a solid, mature, and unostentatious hand by one of the most acclaimed directors of his generation features breathtaking performances from Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard, the latter of whom was awarded at last year’s Venice Film Festival, where this sensitive gem had its world premiere.
Karel Och
102 min / Color, DCP
Director Michel Franco
/ Screenplay Michel Franco
/ Dir. of Photography Yves Cape
/ Sound Javier Umpiérrez
/ Editor Oscar Figueroa Jara, Michel Franco
/ Producer Michel Franco, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery
/ Production Teorema
/ Coproduction High Frequency Entertainment, Screen Capital / Screen One, MUBI, Case Study Films, EFICINE Producción
/ Cast Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Brooke Timber, Merritt Wever, Elsie Fisher
/ Sales The Match Factory
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Michel Franco (1979, Mexico City). Selected filmography: Daniel and Ana (Daniel y Ana, 2009), After Lucia (Después de Lucía, 2012), Through the Eyes (A los ojos, 2013, co-dir.), Chronic (2015), April’s Daughter (Las hijas de Abril, 2017), New Order (Nuevo orden, 2020), Sundown (2021), Memory (2023).
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